Public water system record
Town of Calypso
Serves Calypso, Duplin County, NC · 660 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 9 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Calypso in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 9
Key facts
- Town of Calypso draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, August 2025.
- Record on file since 1993, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 275 unknown out of 275 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Town of Calypso go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 36 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0 | 28 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 5 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 1 | 6 |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 12 formal enforcement actions against Town of Calypso between 2009 and 2025. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2025 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Sep 27, 2023 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Mar 30, 2022 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Nov 29, 2017 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Jun 27, 2016 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Apr 17, 2013 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Nov 22, 2012 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| Nov 30, 2011 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Apr 5, 2011 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 21 violations: 1,2-Dichloroethane, 1,1,1-Trichloroethane, Carbon tetrachloride, cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene, Xylenes, Total |
| Oct 27, 2010 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jul 2, 2010 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Feb 18, 2009 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
What the violations mean
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Town of Calypso draws water from 2 wells. It also has an emergency connection to Duplin County Water System. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Town of Calypso.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Duplin County Water System Kenansville, NC
Annual water quality report
Town of Calypso must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by North Carolina.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells